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Which integer is closest to the cube root of 100?

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

5’s cube root is the closest to 100 since 4’s cube root is 64 and 6’s square root is 216,

User Mousebird
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Answer:

5

Explanation:

We need to look at cubes

3^3 = 27

4^3 = 64

5^3 = 125

Taking the difference between the cubes and 100

125-100 = 25

100 - 64 = 36

125 is closest to 100

5 is the closest integer

(100) ^ (1/3) has 5 as the closest integer root

User Andrei Ion
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